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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 15/03/2026

Beautiful Fuji san 🗻🇯🇵

Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 06/01/2026

Thank goodness for the lovely Narita ground staff though…. Otsukaresama to you all for what has no doubt been a super busy time! #年末年始 🇯🇵✈️

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 01/01/2026

明けましておめでとうございます. HNY wishes for a gentle 2026! 🎍🌅🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 08/12/2025

Speaking with family in Hachinohe. Everyone on edge! #quake 🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 28/11/2025

Home for a few days. How bloody lovely. 🇯🇵⛰️

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 05/11/2025

Thirty years ago today the boys and I arrived in Japan. They were so little. I was young! Gahhh. We were thinking about staying for six months….feels like yesterday. 🇦🇺🇯🇵👦🏻💙🎉

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 26/10/2025

Good Morning Tokyo town. 🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 21/10/2025

First woman PM for Japan. And yes, the picture of Takaichi san in the Diet proves just how few women there are in politics in Japan. 🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 03/10/2025

Got my Tshirt ready….. Explained the whole thing to granddaughter Alice who agrees with me. #nomoremanels 🇯🇵🇦🇺👊

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 07/09/2025

Watching PM Ishiba’s resignation speech on YouTube. I find the comments fascinating - lots of people saying a range of different things but now some random person is just posting truckloads of hearts over and over and that is irritating everyone a LOT. Too much hoohaa for a Sunday night I think….🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 03/09/2025

Welcome to Japan, Governor-General 🇦🇺🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 01/09/2025

On the 小海線 heading to Sakudaira en route to Tokyo for a big week. Loving this cute train that goes from the station closest to me! The train conductor comes through and offers to take photos of the train otakus who are also enjoying the ride!!! 🚂⛰️🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 05/08/2025

Huge day for Japan and Australia and also for my home state WA. Japan wins $10b bid to build new warships. 🇯🇵🇦🇺

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 31/07/2025

NHK’s cartoon of the day is a ripper! 🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 27/07/2025

Post Ishiba. A Kishida comeback? 🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 26/07/2025

Beautiful evening for fireworks. #Tokyo #Asahi 🎆🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 20/07/2025

Huge political shift in Japan. Big whack to LDP and Komeito. Massive changes afoot. And frightening to see the hold far-right ‘Japanese First’ party has on people. #Japan 🇯🇵🗳️

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 19/07/2025

Election Day! I don’t have a vote here in Japan (or in Australia 😢) but I really hope that everyone turns up and votes! #投票 #参議院選 🗳️🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 16/07/2025

Oh Australia. Not sure whether to laugh or cry. Xi Whiz. 🇦🇺🇨🇳

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 09/07/2025

Lovely taxi driver very excited about his cab. Seems it is brand new. As in came straight from the boat or wherever it is new taxis come from. Only done 40kms and I am the first passenger. Not sure why but feels auspicious. Nice! 🚖🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 24/05/2025

Quick visit but a lovely couple of days. Wonderful to welcome Fukushima Governor to Canberra and to hear his presentation about Fukushima then…and Fukushima now. Extra special moment for me given my role as a special ambassador for the town of Iitatemura. #福島 #飯舘村🇯🇵🇦🇺

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 22/05/2025

Arrived in Sydney (to a quiet and calm airport which might have more to do with the rain than new procedures) but lovely views on arrival AND met by my friend Maki chan aka GM of All Nippon Airways (who is amazing!!!). Am so glad I have made the switch and now supporting ANA 🇯🇵✈️🇦🇺

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 03/05/2025

No democracy sausage sizzle at the Australian Embassy in Tokyo so byo sausage!! #election #選挙 🇦🇺🇯🇵🗳️

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 23/04/2025

Tadaima and hello Haneda. Liked the weather in DC better…..🇺🇸✈️🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 22/04/2025

What a time to be in DC!!! 🇺🇸

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 25/03/2025

Asked for the newspaper with my breakfast and boom 📰🇯🇵👏

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 17/03/2025

Love flying into Sydney. 🇯🇵✈️🇦🇺👏

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 16/03/2025

Lots and lots of snow up here ❄️ #Yatsugatake 🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 15/03/2025

Seems 「敵性外国人法」is the translation for Alien Enemies Act. 🇺🇸😢 Hard to imagine what is to come.

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 12/03/2025

Go Kylie. An excellent concert and bravo to the amazing Japanese fans, old and young, who just loved seeing one of our finest Australian exports back in Tokyo.

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 07/03/2025

Happy International Women’s Day. Seeing some progress here in Japan but such a looooong way to go. A highlight for me this year was the chance to meet loads of terrific young women in Gifu. Brava to them and all women in Japan! #womeninSTEM #blueimpulse 🇯🇵👩🏻👏

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 07/03/2025

No, this is not my tractor but lucky my builder dropped in and shoveled snow for me! 🚜 ❄️🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 04/03/2025

NHK’s take. 🇺🇸🇷🇺🇺🇦

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 03/03/2025

Happy Hinamatsuri 🎎💕🇯🇵👩🏻

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 03/03/2025

The bloody deer are back in my garden. #Yatsugatake 🦌❄️🤬🇯🇵

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Melanie Brock @melanie.brock.social · 28/02/2025

Lovely sayonara Qantas moment on the last day before I jump ship and head to ANA. Love the team in the lounge at Sydney airport but can’t tell you how much I am looking forward to new planes and what is bound to be terrific Japanese service! 🇦🇺✈️🇯🇵👋